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Three Ways the United Way Supports the Fond du Lac Community

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Monday Morning

We had 19 members at Monday morning’s meeting, including our own member, Tina Potter, as our guest speaker.  Gary Miller was able to put together an InterClub to the New Holstein Spanferkel on Monday night. “Happy Bucks” were offered by Ron Seidl for his 60th high school reunion, Harry Schneider for surviving his Door County golf weekend, Bob Kahl for surviving his most recent babysitting engagement, Dave Twohig for a successful move of the Habitat ReStore over the weekend and Gary Ring for the birth of his first grandson over the weekend.  Sharon Kollman was the 50/50 Raffle winner and she drew the Five of Hearts, a $5 winner. Nicely done Sharon. The next drawing (9/15) will have 11 cards with two pay cards and a pot of at least $552.

Tina Potter – Fond du Lac County United Way

Tina Potter, Club Satellite member and Executive Director of the FDL Area United Way joined us on Monday to tell us about our local United Way Chapter. Tina talked about the community input process they use to develop the following goals.

Impact Goal 1: Building a Supportive Community

  • Quality Childcare
  • Homelessness
  • Isolated Seniors
  • Domestic Violence
  • Parents Knowledge of Child Development
  • Transportation Help for Low-income People

Impact Goal 2: Building a Healthy Community

  • Dental Care for Low-Income Children
  • Obesity – Mental Health
  • Alcohol & Drug Addiction
  • Respite Care for Disabled
  • Affordable Prescriptions

Impact Goal 3: Building an Educated Community

  • Reducing Incidents of Sexual Abuse
  • Adult Literacy – Financial Literacy
  • Disaster Relief Education
  • Student Youth Volunteerism
  • Early Learning/School Readiness
  • Girls Leadership Skills

At Least One Reason Why You Need to Support the Fond du Lac Community Theatre

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Monday Morning

We had an improving crowd of 17 members at Monday morning’s meeting, along with five guest speakers from the Fond du Lac Community Theater.  Joining us were Mary Runge, Tammy Franklin, Ben Franklin,  Becky Fishelson-Huber and Maggie Patton.  Gary Miller was still looking for volunteers for an InterClub to the Ripon Early Birds on Thursday, August 21st.  Their meeting starts at 7:00AM.  Charlene Pettit had a “Happy Buck” for her recent visit back to Iowa for a family reunion and visits with brother and sister.   Gary Miller reported on his attendance at the KI UM District Convention this past weekend in Middleton.  Marlin Towne was the winner of the 50/50 Raffle drawing on Monday and he drew the Jack of Diamonds, not a winner.  Next week’s drawing will have 12 cards with three pay cards and a pot of at least $540.

Fond du Lac Community Theatre

Becky Fishelson-Huber, current President of the Fond du Lac Community Theater thanked us for our invitation to tell the story behind the Fond du Lac Community Theater. She explained that their mission is to advance the arts in the Fond du Lac area, including the theatre and its allied fields, and to provide its members with experience in all phases of live public dramatic entertainment; to provide the Fond du Lac area with performances in the dramatic arts.

Their goal is simple: to bring as much participatory, live theater to Fond du Lac as they can. By “participatory” they mean that they don’t hire outside groups to perform here. They’re grass roots, hands-on, do-it-yourself group. Their active members are unpaid volunteers. So why do we do it? The short answer is: “For the fun of it.”

The group then talked about the revitalization of the Children’s Theater with this year’s production of Aladdin. Ben Franklin talked about his experience in the production and they shared a video clip of the actual performance. The next production for the Children’s Theater is currently under discussion by the principles at the Community Theater.

Cardinal WINGS Program Reports Progress

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Monday Morning

We had a better crowd, but still small, of 15 members at Monday morning’s meeting, along with our guest speaker, Valerie Lenz from Fond du Lac High School and potential member Dawn Scannell, guest of Sharon Kollman.  Gary Miller will be looking for volunteers next Monday for an InterClub to the Ripon Early Birds on Thursday, August 21st.  Their meeting starts at 7:00AM.  Check your calendars to see if you can help fill this InterClub.  “Happy Bucks” were offered by Sharon Kollman for her guest and niece, Dawn Scannell, Bonnie Baerwald for returning from a great vacation in Asheville last week and Gary Miller because he can still fit into his 55th year high school class reunion t-shirt.  Dawn Scannell was the winner of the 50/50 Raffle drawing on Monday and she drew the Two of Diamonds, not a winner.  Next week’s drawing will have 13 cards with three pay cards and a pot of at least $522.

Valerie Lenz – Fond du Lac High School Cardinal WINGS

Valerie Lenz has been in the Fond du Lac School District for the past 15 years and prior to that she taught in the Campbellsport School District.  In both districts she has been in the special education arena.  For the past five years Valerie has headed up the Cardinal WINGS (Working Independently Nurturing Goals Success) program.  The school district believes in the importance of assisting students as they transition from the school environment into the community and work environment.  The young adult students range in age from 18 to 21 and attend the district’s CWD (Children With Disabilities) apartment classroom. The program is based on helping cognitively disabled students develop the life skills they need to become independent. The apartment is located within Riverside Elementary School.  Once a month, WINGS students assist at the Fondy Food Pantry and help deliver food to three elementary schools involved in the Food for Thought program.  WINGS students work as a team at Fondy Food Pantry to practice real-life, work-related skills such as sorting, counting, organizing, multiple-step tasks and multiple-step directions.